Family slain by drunk cop in 2001 hit-and-run is remembered
Eleven years after four members of the same family were killed by a drunk-driving police officers on Third Avenue, relatives, friends, local residents and elected officials gathered in a park named in their honor to pay them tribute.
A ceremony that featured prayers and music was held on the 11th anniversary of the deaths of Maria Herrera, 24, her 4-year-old son Andy, infant son Ricardo, and her sister Dilcia Pena, 16.
Sunset Park Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez, who helped organize the tribute in Pena-Herrera Park on Third Avenue between 46th and 47th streets, called the gathering a celebration of the victims’ lives.